The Resume

(1925-2008)
Born in Liege, Belgium
Catholic priest
Author and teacher
Wrote 'The Sources of Christian Ethics,' 'The Pursuit of Happiness: Living the Beatitudes' and 'The Sources of the Ethics of St. Thomas Aquinas'
Earned a doctorate from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas
Helped write the Catechism of the Catholic Church

Why he might be annoying:

He wrote in a dense academic style that is sometimes hard to follow.
Much of his stuff is not available in English.
Though well known in academic circles, he is not well known at all among lay people.

Why he might not be annoying:

He used three primary sources for his work: the Bible, the writings of the Church Fathers and the methodology of St. Thomas Aquinas.
'The Sources of Christian Ethics' has been called the most important work of moral theology in the twentieth century and is a standard textbook in Catholic seminaries.
He spent thirty years as a university professor at The Studium in La Sarte, Belgium and the University of Fribourg in Switzerland.
Unlike many clergy in academia, he had extensive pastoral experience.
He opposed dividing the study of morality into different areas, moral theology, historical theology, apologetics, etc., and supported a more interconnected approach.

Credit: tom_jeffords

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Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 35 Votes: 51.43% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 42 Votes: 40.48% Annoying